Improved mincing-machine



dadini tutr WILLIAM H', PEI-RCE,

Letters Patent No. 94,237, dated August 31, '1869.

vor` BANGOR, MAINE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patentl and making part of thesame.

for mincing or fine-cutting meat or vegetables; and it is constructedwith a vessel or hopper, in whichl the meat is held, Ythis hopper beingarranged 4to revolve freely upon a short pivot, fixed in the platform,lwhile the cutting-is performed by an oval blade, attached, at asuitable angle, (other than a right angle,) to a verticalshaft,revolving in a vibrating bracket, the cutter' being so arranged thatlitsfriction against the dish shall revolve the saine, and thereby bring allparts fof theineatin contact with the edge of the cutter.

Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Figure 2 is a vertical section,taken on line :v az, fig. 1.

Similar lettersrof reference indicate corresponding parts in the severaliigures.

In the drawings- A represents the base, which may be of any desiredform, 'as convenience may require.

a is a short pivot, secured to base A, and upon which the dish Brevolves, the contactbeing plainly shown in g. 2.

b is a short rod, attached to baseA, having a knob, c, fastened upon it,for convenience of holding when in use.

' d and d are also two r0ds, rigidly secured to base J1, and e is a barsecured to these rods, as shown.

gis a tube,wl1ich extends from bar c to base A.

In this tube is inserted the rounded portion of bracket h, which movesfreely in the tube.

A part of bracket h extends down into dish Bgm as to forrn two bearings,in which the vertical shaft yi freely revolves. v

Upon the lower end of shaft 'i is secured the oval cutting-blade C, asshown in iig. 2. This blade bears upon the bottom m of dish B, and bythe force of spring j, which bears against knuckle u, formed uponbracket h, the blade constantly bears against the side of the vessel. v

In use, the machine may be either set upon a table or held in theoperators lap,-when, taking hold of the knob k, secured to crank j,-secured upon shaft i, the blade O may be easily and rapidly-rotated.

'As the blade revolves, the contact thereof with the side of thedishLserves to revolve the same'r4 and as the point of contact betweenthe two is constantly changing from the bottom of the dish tb thehighest point reached by the blade, therefore these two changes serve'to bring all parts of the material being minced under the action of theblade, without the bestowal of' any care of the operator to that end.

'Having thus described my invention,

VVhat I claim as'neW, and desire to secure by Let-A ters Patent, is f 1.Combining with the dish B, an oval rotary cutter, O, substantially inmanner as and for the purposes speciiied.

2. The combination of the revolving dish. B, oval cutter C, adjustablebracket 7L, adjustable spring e, or its equivalent, and platform A,substantiallyv as and for thepurposes specified.

WM. H. IEIRCE. Witnesses:

H. L. MITCHELL, H. B. FARNHAM.

